Black Bottle Postern
With soaring 30-foot ceilings and booths along an expanse of windows, Black Bottle Postern wouldn’t seem half as edgy if it weren’t situated in shiny Bellevue.
The crowd at this gastro-tavern in the Avalon Towers complex is also a bit of a departure for the city. Sure, you have your besuited handsomes and coiffed ladies, but groups of casual diners also find their way into this 21-and-over establishment to share an enormous plate of blasted broccoli ($8), roasted until the tips are dark and crisp (and one of the menu staples at the original Black Bottle in Seattle’s Belltown), or some pulled pork tacos ($7).
Pork belly and kimchi skewers—hot, sweet, stinky, sticky and decadent all at once—were my favorite thing on the menu ($11). But what stands out most is the value: Flatbread pizzas ($9) with tender crusts—and topped with chard, duck sausage and mushrooms, or pears and Gorgonzola—would cost half again as much elsewhere. It’s an ideal place to visit with a group for cocktails (priced from $5) and wine (good choices in the $7/glass range).
Dinner daily from 3 p.m. 919 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue; 425.223.5143; blackbottlebellevue.com.
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